City of Los Angeles settles homelessness lawsuit, plans to spend $3 billion to build 16,000 housing units over next 5 years
People suffering a mental health crisis are often seen walking the streets here in Southern California. Now, local communities have launched a program that takes mental heath care to those who need it.
LA Alliance attorney Elizabeth Mitchell said Friday the county has"refused to participate in this settlement. We will not stop working to hold the county accountable. This crisis is too big for any one branch of government. The county is not getting out of its obligations.'' City officials estimate that meeting the terms of the settlement will require the addition of 14,000 to 16,000 beds, costing between $2.4 billion and $3 billion. A large portion of those required units are believed to be already in the planning stages with funding from the voter-approved 2016 Proposition HHH, a $1.2 billion bond measure to fund homelessness solutions.
The motion was introduced by Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, who said that when he was chair of the Homelessness and Poverty Committee he saw"firsthand, how our contractual relationship with the county for public health and mental health service delivery is outdated and drastically in need of an update.''
The motion Friday seeks specific recommendations on renegotiating the contract to better serve the city's residents, with a focus on its unhoused population. The CAO and CLA will also develop recommendations for a city position or office responsible for monitoring and evaluating the county's health programs.
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